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One muscle. Every angle.
Isolate a muscle, keep the bones for context, and rotate the model to understand its volume. Explore the individual parts of multipart muscles.
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE HUMAN FORM
3D anatomy
for artists.
Understand what shapes the surface. Explore muscles, bones, and the connections between them—with an anatomy reference made for drawing.
Interactive 3D · Runs in your browser · No sign-up
680muscles & skeletal structures
360°exploration, from any angle
from surface form to attachments
YOUR ANATOMY REFERENCE, IN 3D
Go beneath the surface.
A silhouette is only the beginning. See how muscles overlap, where bones provide structure, and how the pieces fit together.
ANATOMY FOR DRAWING / SHOULDER STUDY
Attachment coverage varies by muscle. Approximate reconstructions are identified in the explorer.
BUILT FOR YOUR DRAWING PRACTICE
Less guessing.
More understanding.
Set up a study that answers your question—whether you’re working on a shoulder, a hand, or the whole figure.
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Find the structure beneath.
Hide muscles to study the skeleton, or adjust their transparency to see how the layers relate. Search by muscle, bone, or body area.
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Make the form readable.
Change the light and switch to clay material to study planes and shadows. Use orthographic projection to compare shapes without perspective.
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Keep a reference beside you.
Find your angle and save a PNG for your drawing session. Image exports include the model attribution, ready to keep with your study.
FROM EXPLORING TO DRAWING
Make your next study a closer one.
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Choose your subject
Start with a body region. Find a muscle or bone in the library, or select it on the model.
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Understand the form
Rotate and isolate. Reveal attachments. Adjust the lighting to read the shapes.
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Bring it to the page
Save your reference, keep the studio beside your sketchbook, and draw what you observe.
ANATOMY GUIDES
From seeing to understanding.
THE VISUAL GUIDE Muscle focus 01
Deltoid anatomy for artists
A closer look at the deltoid: its wrapping shape, three parts, and attachment points. Two views from the studio, one quick drawing study.
Read the deltoid guideA FEW THINGS TO KNOW
Before you explore.
What is Anatomy for Drawing?
Anatomy for Drawing is an interactive 3D anatomy reference for artists. It helps you study human muscles and bones for figure drawing, illustration, and sculpture. Rotate the model, isolate structures, reveal mapped attachments, and set up a reference image in your browser.
Can I see muscle origins and insertions?
Yes. Select a muscle, open Origins & insertions, and choose Reveal on the model. Available origins appear in mint and insertions in amber, with labels for the supporting bones. Muscles fade so you can see the attachment areas. Coverage varies by muscle; missing highlights do not mean a muscle has no attachment.
Which parts of the body can I study?
Explore the whole body or focus on the head, torso and neck, shoulders and arms, hands, hips and legs, or feet. There is also a dedicated shoulder study with the deltoid, rotator cuff muscles, and supporting bones.
Can I change the pose?
The model has a fixed pose. You can rotate, pan, zoom, switch between standard camera views, and choose perspective or orthographic projection. Joint posing and animation are not available.
Can I use the screenshots as drawing references?
Yes. Save an image from the explorer and keep it alongside your drawing. Model data comes from BodyParts3D (© 2008 DBCLS, CC BY-SA 2.1 Japan) via Z-Anatomy by Gauthier Kervyn (CC BY-SA 4.0). The Anatomy for Drawing adaptation by Souquet Consulting is released under CC BY-SA 4.0. When sharing or adapting model images, retain the credits and changes notice and follow these licences. The saved image includes a credit line. Sources, licences & changes.
LOOK CLOSER. DRAW WITH UNDERSTANDING.